The Art of Hating

Episode 001: Attacks on Art ft. Van Gogh, Da Vinci, & a village idiot

Here we kick off "The Art of Hating"! Today we discuss some attacks on art through history. The pieces referenced are: * Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh * Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci * Portrait of Lord Balfour, 1914 by Philip Alexius de László * Pietà (1498) by Michaelangelo * Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Blue? III (1967) by Barnett Newman * Ivan the Terrible and His Son, Ivan, on November 16 1581 (painted in 1885) by Ilya Repin * Bamiyan Buddha statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan “Stendhal Syndrome (or Florence syndrome) is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, confusion, hallucinations, and even fainting, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects, artworks, or phenomena of great beauty.”